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1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 29
Sunday, March 15, 1987 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.2 miles)

Time of race: 3:44:02
Average Speed: 133.689 mph
Pole Speed: 175.497 mph

Cautions: 9 for 51 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.41 sec
Attendance: 54,000
Lead changes: 32

Glossary 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1987 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
12	32	1	Ron Bouchard	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	325	3,500	running	0	127
4	9	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	328	20,825	running	2	165
21	31	12	David Sosebee	Hesco Exhaust Systems (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	317	7,610	running	0	100
20	24	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	319	3,070	running	0	103
1	6	15	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	328	62,400	running	7	180
6	21	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	327	9,900	running	0	150
17	30	18	Tommy Ellis	Freedlander Financial (Eric Freedlander)	Chevrolet	322	8,745	running	0	112
36	37	19	Derrike Cope	Stoke Racing (Fred Stoke)	Ford	61	1,655	crash	0	55
9	25	21	Kyle Petty	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	327	9,320	running	0	138
19	15	22	Bobby Allison	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	320	9,690	running	2	111
10	29	26	Morgan Shepherd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	326	9,750	running	0	134
3	7	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	328	25,950	running	26	170
5	8	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Harry Ranier)	Ford	327	18,550	running	0	155
8	3	29	Cale Yarborough	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Oldsmobile	327	5,650	running	7	147
16	1	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	322	19,520	running	196	125
39	16	30	Michael Waltrip	Domino's Pizza (Chuck Rider)	Chevrolet	33	4,325	transmission	0	46
34	11	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	86	4,455	crash	0	61
2	10	35	Benny Parsons	Folger's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	36,125	running	43	175
18	34	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	321	4,550	running	0	109
11	27	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	326	8,470	running	0	130
14	17	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	325	7,215	running	1	126
13	22	44	Sterling Marlin	Piedmont Airlines (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	325	9,945	running	0	124
15	14	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	323	1,480	running	0	118
37	20	50	Greg Sacks	Valvoline (Dingman Brothers)	Pontiac	53	1,635	engine	0	52
32	33	52	Jimmy Means	Turtle Wax / Car & Driver (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	157	4,555	crash	0	67
27	19	55	Phil Parsons	Copenhagen (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	261	1,995	engine	0	82
23	28	6	D.K. Ulrich	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	303	6,680	ball joint	0	94
22	35	62	Steve Christman	AC Delco (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	314	3,600	running	0	97
41	38	64	Connie Saylor	Sunny King (Elmo Langley)	Ford	3	3,510	engine	0	40
42	42	67	Eddie Bierschwale	Pannill Knitting (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	0		did not start	0	0
33	23	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	86	5,490	crash	0	64
40	41	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac	16	1,510	engine	0	43
31	36	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	169	4,855	handling	0	70
7	26	75	Neil Bonnett	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	327	11,205	running	0	146
26	18	77	Ken Ragan	TRW (Marvin Ragan)	Ford	281	2,555	ignition	0	85
24	13	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller American (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	302	9,180	running	0	91
30	39	82	Mark Stahl	Auto Bell Car Wash (Mark Stahl)	Ford	208	1,840	running	0	73
35	12	83	Lake Speed	Wynn's (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	73	1,680	fuel pump	0	58
38	5	88	Buddy Baker	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Oldsmobile	36	1,615	engine	0	49
28	2	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	255	10,560	engine	22	84
29	4	90	Ken Schrader	Red Baron Frozen Pizza (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	220	5,130	engine	22	81
25	40	93	Mike Potter	Potter Racing (Patsy Salmon)	Chevrolet	291	2,945	running	0	88

Failed to qualify: Bobby Wawak (#74), Jerry Holden

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	5	3
	6	39	34
	40	43	4
	44	64	21
	65	71	7
	72	87	16
	88	98	11
	99	221	123
	222	226	5
	227	234	8
	235	239	5
	240	263	24
	264	269	6
	270	283	14
	284	290	7
	291	316	26
	317	319	3
	320	328	9
Percent of race run under caution: 15.5% Average green flag run: 27.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt	1	39	39
Bill Elliott	40	40	1
Dale Earnhardt	41	64	24
Bill Elliott	65	65	1
Rusty Wallace	66	71	6
Dale Earnhardt	72	87	16
Bill Elliott	88	88	1
Bobby Allison	89	90	2
Ken Schrader	91	98	8
Bill Elliott	99	114	16
Dale Earnhardt	115	147	33
Bill Elliott	148	148	1
Ken Schrader	149	157	9
Cale Yarborough	158	162	5
Dale Earnhardt	163	207	45
Bill Elliott	208	209	2
Benny Parsons	210	215	6
Ken Schrader	216	220	5
Dale Earnhardt	221	221	1
Cale Yarborough	222	222	1
Richard Petty	223	223	1
Dale Earnhardt	224	234	11
Benny Parsons	235	240	6
Dale Earnhardt	241	263	23
Cale Yarborough	264	264	1
Rusty Wallace	265	276	12
Dale Earnhardt	277	280	4
Rusty Wallace	281	286	6
Benny Parsons	287	315	29
Rusty Wallace	316	317	2
Terry Labonte	318	319	2
Benny Parsons	320	321	2
Ricky Rudd	322	328	7

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	655
2	Bill Elliott	594	-61
3	Terry Labonte	576	-79
4	Ricky Rudd	572	-83
5	Darrell Waltrip	551	-104
6	Benny Parsons	550	-105
7	Neil Bonnett	545	-110
8	Bobby Allison	528	-127
9	Rusty Wallace	525	-130
10	Richard Petty	508	-147
11	Ken Schrader	495	-160
12	Geoffrey Bodine	486	-169
13	Morgan Shepherd	479	-176
14	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	466	-189
15	Phil Parsons	460	-195
16	Kyle Petty	457	-198
17	Alan Kulwicki	425	-230
18	Sterling Marlin	413	-242
19	Michael Waltrip	382	-273
20	Davey Allison	380	-275

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